—Section 5.1 – Life Runs on Energy o Describe what energy is (definition). Explain how this definition applies to life. Use a cell as an example….
—Section 5.1 – Life Runs on Energy
o Describe what energy is (definition). Explain how this definition applies to life. Use a cell as an example. Use an entire organism as an example.
o What are the first and second law’s of thermodynamics? What does each one mean for life, from the perspective of a cell?
o Compare kinetic versus potential energy. How does life obtain potential energy?
–Section 5.3 – How Enzymes Work
o What is an enzyme? First, which macromolecule is it? Then, what does an enzyme do?
o How does an enzyme accomplish its job? (Read about induced fit model)
o What is a substrate?
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